Phoenix, Scott Organ's dark comedy about a one-night stand that stars Julia Stiles and James Wirt, has extended its run at Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre through Aug. 28.

James Wirt and Julia Stiles
Photo by Harry Fellows

The romantic two-hander officially opened Aug. 7 following previews that began July 28. It had been originally scheduled to run through Aug. 23.

Stiles has performed onstage in Oleanna, Persephone and Twelfth Night and on screen in "Ten Things I Hate About You," "Mona Lisa Smile" and "Dexter." Wirt's stage credits include Much Ado About Nothing, All's Well That Ends Well and Troilus and Cressida. He was also seen in the film "Billy Bates."

Jennifer DeLia directs the production.

"When Bruce (James Wirt) and Sue (Julia Stiles) meet four weeks after an uncharacteristic one-night-stand, Sue has this to say to him: one, I had a great time with you that night and two, let's never see each other again," press notes state. "Thus begins a 4,000 mile journey well beyond the confines of their carefully structured worlds. Bruce is fueled by an overwhelming but undefined compulsion to join her in Phoenix. Sue is reluctantly charmed by his persistence, but steadfast in her resolve to keep him at bay. Both are forced to consider a whole new world of possibility, though not one free of difficulty and loss."